Chemistry · Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan's rule, dipole moment, Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules
shape of is:
shape of \( \mathbf{X e O F}_{4} \) is:
- A. octahedral
- B. square pyramidal
- C. pyramidal
- D. T-Shaped
Step-by-step solution
XeOF4 has 42 valence electrons. The central Xe forms 4 single bonds with F and a double bond with O, leaving one lone pair on Xe. This gives 5 bonding domains and 1 lone pair (6 electron domains total), leading to an octahedral electron-pair geometry. With one lone pair, the molecular geometry is square pyramidal.
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